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Arousing Interest, Promoting Awareness: Deciphering the Dichotomy Between Education and Entertainment within Sex Museums 

Over the past 500 years, travelling has become synonymous with experiencing a multitude of cultures, exploring, relaxing, and entertainment. From this, the development of sex tourism has emerged. Historically linked with the growing ideas of sexual liberation and pleasure, sex tourism has evolved to not only experience these things but also consuming the heritage andContinue reading “Arousing Interest, Promoting Awareness: Deciphering the Dichotomy Between Education and Entertainment within Sex Museums “

Making waves: the history of the UK’s surf culture

‘Surfing to me is more than just a sport, a culture, a way of life. It’s my medicine, my reset button, the thing I do to rediscover the best version of myself.’ Nick Hounsfield (The Wave, 2020). The Birth of Surf Back in the 1800s, the affluent south coast might just have been the birthplaceContinue reading “Making waves: the history of the UK’s surf culture”

Mutiny Memoirs: Exploring India’s Dark Tourism Trail

“For the individual who wishes to journey and gaze upon real or recreated death, a plethora of sites, attractions and exhibitions are now emerging across the world to cater to the darker side of travel” (Sharpley & Stone, 2009a) Dark tourism: An Emerging Phenomenon Setting off on an exploration of dark tourism is one that manyContinue reading “Mutiny Memoirs: Exploring India’s Dark Tourism Trail”

BREATHE IN THE AIR AND SOAK UP THE RAYS: THE BENEFITS OF A RESTORATIVE HOLIDAY TO THE ALPS.

‘The knowledge of Davos will be a blessing to many’ (Morland, 1878) Source: Location of Davos For centuries people have been travelling abroad to improve their health. Industrialization and poor quality from factory smoke led to cities being a ‘breeding ground for diseases’ (Barton,2009). Thus, leading to many people in Victorian Britain being affected byContinue reading “BREATHE IN THE AIR AND SOAK UP THE RAYS: THE BENEFITS OF A RESTORATIVE HOLIDAY TO THE ALPS.”

Bombs, Bullets, and Bragioli

Dark Tourism: War and the Maltese Archipelago “Death is the one heritage that everyone shares. It has been an element of tourism longer than any other form of heritage.” (Seaton, 1996). Strange Bedfellows Theoretical frameworks describe dark tourism as travel to sites related to tragedy, death, or suffering, such as natural disasters, genocides, or conflictContinue reading “Bombs, Bullets, and Bragioli”

Risking Radiation: Chernobyl as a Dark Tourism Site.  

There is a history of Dark Tourism amongst British travellers dating back hundreds of years, for example, the journey made to Scandinavia and the Nordic regions, which was often a popular spot for those travelling for the purpose of health and wellbeing, but alongside it ran a darker discourse, in which visitors often took tripsContinue reading “Risking Radiation: Chernobyl as a Dark Tourism Site.  “

Hinduism, Hippies and Hashish: The Hippie Trail as a Spiritual Pilgrimage

By Jack Matthews “Pilgrimage in the traditional sense is an inner journey manifest in exterior space” Singh, R (2006) Known prior to the 1960s as ‘the overland’, a route that would connect London to Calcutta began to gain infamy among the young people of Europe, North America and Australia. More specifically the route would garnerContinue reading “Hinduism, Hippies and Hashish: The Hippie Trail as a Spiritual Pilgrimage”

The Purpose of Dark Tourism- Acts of commemoration or tourist locations being used to make a profit?

Dark tourism has become a popular travel alternative over the years; ranging from 1816 and individuals visiting the battlefield of Waterloo, to the present day where people visit tourist destinations such as the 9/11 memorial in New York and the Dungeon visitor attractions . But this type of travel has faced criticism about its existenceContinue reading “The Purpose of Dark Tourism- Acts of commemoration or tourist locations being used to make a profit?”

Dark Tourism – An Orchestration of Thrill-Seeking

___________________________________________________________________________________________ Dark tourism has been tickling the taste (or more so travel) buds of Brits for hundreds of years. It is easy to assume that dark tourism is a new commodity and is only associated with those who wish to thrill-seek or have a passion for the macabre. However… whenever, and wherever death occurs, curiousContinue reading “Dark Tourism – An Orchestration of Thrill-Seeking”